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Bacterial Growth and Antibiotic Resistance

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: The LB+str plate is used to test for resistance to ______.

a)

A) Ampicillin

b)

B) Streptomycin

c)

C) Both A and B

d)

D) Neither A nor B

2.

After adding a drop of each culture on the mating plate, what do you use the 3rd sterile inoculating loop?

a)

Mix the two drops together

b)

Prop the petri dish lid open

c)

Get more of one of the samples

d)

Cut into the agar of the mating plate

3.

Fill in the blank: The temperature of the incubator used in the experiment is ______ °C.

a)

25

b)

37

c)

50

d)

100

4.

What is the correct distance to place a drop of Strain II from the drop of Strain I on the mating plate?

a)

1/4 inch

b)

1/2 inch

c)

1 inch

d)

2 inches

5.

Fill in the blank: Incubate the plates overnight at 37°C, or for 24–48 hours at ________ temperature.

a)

room

b)

cold

c)

warm

d)

hot

6.

How much do you open the lid of the petri dish?

a)

Take it off and put it on the table

b)

Take it off but don't put it on the table

c)

Barely enough to get the inoculating loop through

d)

Just enough to complete the task

7.

How long to do wait to flip the plates upside down?

a)

Long enough for the liquid to absorb

b)

5 seconds

c)

30 minutes

d)

24 hours